A Guide to the Fees for Planning Applications in England

1 A Guide to the fees for Planning Applications in England These fees apply from 17th January 2018 onwards Fee Schedule 11 July 2018 This document is based upon The Town and Country Planning ( fees for Applications , Deemed Applications , Requests and Site Visits) ( England ) Regulations 2012 As amended January 2018 - The Town and Country Planning ( fees for Applications , Deemed Applications , Requests and Site Visits) ( England )(Amendment) Regulations 2017 The fee should be paid at the time an application is submitted. If an applicant is unsure of the fee applicable, please use the Portal Fee Calculator Attention is drawn to the concessions and exemptions listed at the end of the Form FULL Applications (and First Submissions of Reserved Matters for such, or Technical Details Consent) Alteration / extension to existing dwellings - including works within boundaries Single dwelling house/Flat 206 Two or more dwellings 407 (Flats - if more than one block 407 per block) New dwellings including sub-division or conversion 50 or less 462 per dwelling More than 50 22,859 + 138 per additional dwelling over 50 (maximum of 300,000) FULL application NOT involving the creation of new floorspace ( shopfronts, flagpoles, a/c unit)

2 234 Gross floorspace to be created Not more than 40m2 234 More than 40m2 and not exceeding 75m2 462 More than 75m2 and not exceeding 3,750m2 462 each 75m2 or part thereof Exceeding 3,750m2 22,859 + 138 each additional 75m2 (maximum of 300,000) Discharge of Condition or Variation / Removal Request for confirmation that one or more Planning conditions has been complied with (to discharge) In relation to a dwellinghouse 34 per request All other categories 116 per request To Vary or Remove a condition 234 flat fee Application for Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission Householder Applications 34 Other developments 234 Application for Permission in Principle (valid from 1 June 2018) 402 per hectare (or part thereof) Retrospective Applications In cases where work has been carried out without Planning permission, the normal fee will be charged.

3 A Guide to the fees for Planning Applications in England These fees apply from 17th January 2018 onwards Fee Schedule 11 July 2018 FULL Applications (and First Submissions of Reserved Matters for such) Erection of Glasshouses (on land used for the purposes of agriculture) Gross floorspace to be created by the development Not more than 465m2 96 More than 465m2 2,580 Plant and Machinery Erection / Alteration / Replacement Site area Not more than 5 hectares 462 each hectare (or part thereof) More than 5 hectares 22,859 + 138 each hectare (or part thereof) in excess of 5 hectares (maximum of 300,000) Operations relating to Car Parks, Service Roads or other Access (and First Submissions of Reserved Matters for such) For operations relating to the above - Where the use is existing 234 Other Operations Not Coming Within Any of the Above Categories ( Outdoor events) Site area 234 for each hectare, or part thereof (maximum of 2,028) Outline Applications Site area up to and including hectares 462 per hectare (or part thereof) Site area in excess of hectares 11,432 + 138 per hectare (or part thereof) in excess of hectares (maximum of 150,000)

4 Reserved Matters Application for approval of reserved matters following outline approval Full fee due, or if full fee already paid, then 462 due for each further submission Lawful Development Certificate Existing use or operation Same as FULL Existing use or operation - lawful not to comply with any particular condition(s) 234 Proposed use or operation Half the normal Planning fee Material Change of Use Change of Use - to use as one or more separate dwellings, or other cases Number of dwellings Not more than 50 462 for each More than 50 22,859 + 138 for each in excess of 50 (maximum of 300,000) Other Changes of Use of a building or land Any other building or land ( Tables + Chairs) 462 Change of use and works within the same application 462 or the fee for the works, whichever is the greater A Guide to the fees for Planning Applications in England These fees apply from 17th January 2018 onwards Fee Schedule 11 July 2018 Prior Approval of Specified Matters Relating to PD GPDO 2015 (as amended) Telecommunications 462 Proposed Material Change of Use to Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) WITH Associated building Operations From a retail (Use Class A1 or A2) use or a mixed retail and residential use 206 From amusement arcades/centres and casinos, (sui generis uses) and any land within its curtilage 206 Proposed Material Change of Use to Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

5 NO Associated building Operations From office (Use Class B1) use 96 From a retail (Use Class A1 or A2) use or a mixed retail and residential use 96 From storage or distribution Buildings (Class B8) and any land within its curtilage 96 From amusement arcades/centres and casinos, (sui generis uses) and any land within its curtilage 96 Material Change of Use Other Proposals (Part 3) From any use (other than agricultural) To a state-funded school or registered nursery 96 From shops (Class A1), financial and professional services (Class A2), betting offices, pay day loan shops and casinos (sui generis uses) To restaurants and caf s (Class A3) 96 From shops (Class A1), financial and professional services (Class A2), betting offices, pay day loan shops and casinos (sui generis uses) To restaurants and caf s and associated building operations (Class A3) 206 From shops (Class A1) and financial and professional services (Class A2), betting offices, pay day loan shops (sui generis uses) To assembly and leisure uses (Class D2) 96 Other Proposals Notification for Prior Approval for the Temporary Use of Buildings or Land for the Purpose of Commercial Film-Making and the Associated Temporary Structures, Works, Plant or Machinery required in Connection with that Use 96 Notification for Prior Approval for the Installation, Alteration or Replacement of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV)

6 Equipment on the Roofs of Non-domestic Buildings, up to a Capacity of 1 Megawatt 96 Notification for Prior Approval for a Development Consisting of the Erection or Construction of a Collection Facility within the Curtilage of a Shop 96 Advertising Adverts relating to the business - situated on the premises. Advance signs directing the public to the business premises - not situated on, or visible from, the site 132 Other advertisements: Adverts on contractors boards, hoardings, A Boards, parking meters, litter bins, public seating benches, bus shelters, electric vehicle charging points within a specified area 462 Installation of Christmas lights and decorations or banner advertising 462 (for each street) A Guide to the fees for Planning Applications in England These fees apply from 17th January 2018 onwards Fee Schedule 11 July 2018 High Hedge Complaint Application to seek Council s involvement or to issue a remedial notice relating to a neighbouring high hedge Comprises of 2 or more trees/shrubs Is more than 2m tall Is mostly evergreen or semi- evergreen Is capable of obstructing light or views 420 Concessions Please note not all concessions are valid for all application types.

7 Upon receipt of the application the fee will be checked and if the concession is applicable. NO FEE PAYABLE An application solely for the alteration or extension of an existing dwellinghouse; or works in the curtilage of an existing dwellinghouse (other than the erection of a dwellinghouse) for the purpose of providing: Means of access to or within it for a disabled person who is resident in it, or is proposing to take up residence in it; or Facilities designed to secure that person s greater safety, health or comfort. An application solely for the carrying out of the operations for the purpose of providing a means of access for disabled persons to or within a building or premises to which members of the public are admitted.

8 Listed building Consent including to Discharge or Vary/Remove a condition/s Planning permission for relevant demolition in a Conservation Area including to Discharge or Vary/Remove a condition/s Works to Trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order or in a Conservation Area Hedgerow Removal If the application is the first revision of an application for development of the same character or description on the same site by the same applicant: If withdrawn - within 12 months of receipt. If determined within 12 months of the date of decision (including signs only if withdrawn or refused). If the application is for alternate proposals for the same site by the same applicant, in order to benefit from the permitted development right in Schedule 2 Part 3 Class V of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended)

9 Prior Approval for a Proposed Larger Home Extension If the application is for a lawful development certificate, for existing use, where an application for Planning permission for the same development would be exempt from the need to pay a Planning fee under any other Planning fee regulation If the application is for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a Listed building REDUCED FEE PAYABLE Application made on behalf of a non-profit making sports club for works for playing fields, not involving buildings, then the fee is 462 Alternative proposal being submitted in respect of the same site by the same applicant on the same day, where this application is of lesser cost, then the fee is 50% Two or more Applications are submitted for different proposals on the same day and relating to the same site, then the fee payable is the highest fee plus half the sum of the others Application relates to development that is within more than one fee category, the correct fee is simply the highest of the fees payable (if not including residential) Application consists of the erection of dwellings and the erection of other types of buildings (categories 1-4)

10 The fees are added together and maximum can be exceeded Application site which crosses one or more local or district Planning authorities, then the fee is 150% and goes to the authority that contains the larger part of the site (or a sum of the fees if it is less than 150%) Application made on behalf of a parish or community council, then the fee is reduced by 50%